Greatest Test XI of last 25 years

All-rounder: Jacques Kallis

Jacques Kallis

They don't call someone 'King' for no reason in cricket unless and until it's Jacques Kallis. Kallis is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders ever to have played the game.

Kallis similar to Dravid had to hone his skills since batting didn't come easy for him unlike Tendulkar, Lara etc. He started as a bowler who bowled at high 140s and became a devastating allrounder by the end of last century. An adversary for the opposition teams who feared and respected him.

Kallis may not have had the flair of a Tendulkar or Lara but was as much as effective as they were. His ability to grind out the opposition bowling attack early on in his innings and later capitalizing on that proved healthy for his team.

He played 166 test matches in which he scored one run more than his good mate Dravid. He scored 13289 runs at a brilliant average of 55.39 which included 45 centuries and 58 half-centuries. He picked up an astonishing number of 292 wickets along with such mountainous amount of runs.